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Schoharie County

Population in July 2008: 1,536. Population change since 2000: -0.7%
 

Males: 771  (50.2%)
Females: 765  (49.8%)

Median resident age:  37.6 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,368 (it was $42,898 in 2000)
Wright:  $53,368
New York:  $53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,471
Wright:  $25,471
New York:  $29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $147,939 (it was $94,600 in 2000)
Wright:  $147,939
New York:  $311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $181,039; Detached houses: $193,903; Townhouses or other attached units: $187,298; In 2-unit structures: $208,558; Mobile homes: $52,868

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Races in Wright:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Wright: 86.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (21.7%), Irish (15.4%), English (13.0%), United States (11.0%), Italian (9.4%), Dutch (6.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 158 feet

Land area: 28.6 square miles.

Population density: 54 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Wright

  • High school or higher: 87.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wright town

  • Never married: 21.3%
  • Now married: 64.1%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

21 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.4%
New York:  20.4%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Wright:  1.7% ($1,634)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
Wright satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Schenectady, NY (16.7 miles , pop. 61,821).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bronx, NY (127.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Schoharie, NY (2.3 miles ), Delanson, NY (2.3 miles ), Knox, NY (2.3 miles ), Schoharie, NY (2.5 miles ), Berne, NY (2.6 miles ), Esperance, NY (2.6 miles ), Duane Lake, NY (2.7 miles ), Duanesburg, NY (2.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $45,000
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $45,000
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $45,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $45,000
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $45,000
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $45,000
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $45,000
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $45,000
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $45,000
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $45,000
  • 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $166,700
  • 2007: 12 buildings, average cost: $166,700
  • 2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $150,000

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 42.67 N, Longitude: 74.21 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 518

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (15%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Public administration (17%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)
  • Top executives (3%)
  • Business operations specialists (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (18%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)



Average climate in Wright, New York

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Wright-area historical tornado activity is above New York state average. It is 33% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.7 miles away from the Wright town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/24/1960, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.7 miles away from the town center injured 9 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Wright-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 88.8 miles away from Wright center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 24.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2000 at 08:46:55, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.3 miles away from the city center
On 7/24/2007 at 01:56:48, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 2.7 LG, Depth: 9.3 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 6.5 miles away from Wright center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.2 miles away from the city center
On 7/31/1997 at 07:15:29, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.2 miles away from Wright center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Wright:
  • BELLEVUE MATERNITY HOSPITAL INC (about 14 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY)
  • AMSTERDAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; AMSTERDAM, NY)
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; AMSTERDAM, NY)

Amtrak stations near Wright:
  • 17 miles: SCHENECTADY (332 ERIE BLVD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 19 miles: AMSTERDAM (RAILROAD & W. MAIN STS.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wright:
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT COBLESKILL (about 17 miles; COBLESKILL, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,208)
  • SCHENECTADY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,316)
  • EXCELSIOR COLLEGE (about 18 miles; ALBANY, NY; FT enrollment: 7,096)
  • THE COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE (about 18 miles; ALBANY, NY; FT enrollment: 3,116)
  • UNION COLLEGE (about 19 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,315)
  • SUNY AT ALBANY (about 19 miles; ALBANY, NY; FT enrollment: 14,168)
  • SIENA COLLEGE (about 23 miles; LOUDONVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,001)

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Cemetery: Zimmer Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Echo Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: King Creek (A), Ox Kill (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  76.1%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  9.0%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  8.9%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.0%
Whole state:  7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wright, NY



Wright compared to New York state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Schoharie County New York:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (63%)
  • Wood (17%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • Solar energy (1%)


Religion statistics for Wright

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaReformed Church in AmericaAssemblies of God
Adherents31.5%24.7%20.9%5.8%3.9%
Congregations5.6%40.7%11.1%9.3%3.7%
Name The Wesleyan ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPresbyterian Church (USA)American Baptist Churches in the USAOther religions
Adherents2.8%2.5%2.4%1.5%3.9%
Congregations1.9%1.9%7.4%1.9%16.7%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


5.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,539 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.36%
New York average:  5.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Albany County, NY  0.63% ($37,104 average AGI)
from Schenectady County, NY  0.51% ($39,685)
from Delaware County, NY  0.41% ($34,432)


5.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,142 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.98%
New York average:  6.26%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Schenectady County, NY  0.83% ($29,787 average AGI)
to Albany County, NY  0.76% ($26,827)
to Montgomery County, NY  0.49% ($36,811)


Strongest AM radio stations in Wright:
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WROW (590 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WOFX (980 AM; 5 kW; TROY, NY)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDDY (1460 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, NY)
  • WTMM (1300 AM; 5 kW; RENSSELAER, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF MANSFIELD, INC.)
  • WXBH (1190 AM; 1 kW; COBLESKILL, NY; Owner: NY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WABY (1160 AM; 5 kW; MECHANICVILLE, NY; Owner: ANASTOS MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wright:
  • WMYY (97.3 FM; SCHOHARIE, NY; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WAJZ (96.3 FM; VOORHEESVILLE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZMR (104.9 FM; ALTAMONT, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WYJB (95.5 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGNA-FM (107.7 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF MANSFIELD, INC.)
  • WMHT-FM (89.1 FM; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • WPYX (106.5 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRVE (99.5 FM; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVCR-FM (88.3 FM; LOUDONVILLE, NY; Owner: SIENA COLLEGE)
  • WFLY (92.3 FM; TROY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPGL (90.7 FM; PATTERSONVILLE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WTRY-FM (98.3 FM; ROTTERDAM, NY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGKR (105.3 FM; GRAND GORGE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WJIV (101.9 FM; CHERRY VALLEY, NY; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LTD.)
  • WRIP (97.9 FM; WINDHAM, NY; Owner: RIP RADIO, LLC)
  • WAMK (90.9 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: W A M C)
  • WBKK (97.7 FM; AMSTERDAM, NY; Owner: GEM ASSOCIATES, L. P.)
  • WFGB (89.7 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Wright:
  • WNYT (Channel 13; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WNYT-TV, LLC)
  • WEWB-TV (Channel 45; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: WEWB, L.L.C.)
  • WMHT (Channel 17; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • WRGB (Channel 6; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF NEW YORK, INC)
  • WTEN (Channel 10; ALBANY, NY; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF ALBANY, INC.)
  • WXXA-TV (Channel 23; ALBANY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WYPX (Channel 55; AMSTERDAM, NY; Owner: PAXSON ALBANY LICENSE, INC.)
  • W52DF (Channel 52; ALBANY, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WVBG-LP (Channel 25; GREENWICH, NY; Owner: WIRELESS ACCESS, LLC)
  • W58CX (Channel 58; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W07AN (Channel 7; SCHOHARIE, ETC., NY; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF ALBANY, INC.)
  • W04AJ (Channel 4; SCHOHARIE, ETC., NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 9
Total length: 24 meters (79ft)
Total costs: $4,784,000
Total average daily traffic: 2,079
Total average daily truck traffic: 150
Total future (year 2007) average daily traffic: 2,616

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